The truck driver accused of hitting and killing a cyclist in Lefthand Canyon last year waived his right to a speedy trial Thursday as he and his attorney await the results of an independent accident investigation.

Christopher Loven, 46, is charged with careless driving resulting in death, a misdemeanor.

Defense attorney Paul McCormick said Loven has hired an independent team of engineers to do a reconstruction of the June 17, 2011, accident that resulted in the death of Eugene "Phil" Howrey, 73, of Boulder. McCormick said the study would take about a month.

Loven is now set for a status conference on May 4.

The Boulder County District Attorney's Office charged Loven in November 2011. According to an investigation by the Colorado State Patrol, Loven was driving a Kenworth W900 dump truck hauling a trailer with construction equipment west on Lefthand Canyon Drive on June 17 when he turned left to go south on Olde Stage Road and collided with Howrey.

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